When King Louis XVI of France was
a child, he was warned by an astrologer to always be on his guard on the 21st
day of each month. Louis was so terrified by this that he never did business on
this day.
Unfortunately Louis was not always
on his guard. On June 21st 1791, following the French revolution, Louis and his
queen were arrested in Varennes, whist trying to escape France.
On September 21st 1791, France
abolished the institution of Royalty and proclaimed itself a republic.
Finally on January 21st 1793, King
Louis XVI was executed by guillotine.
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